Chapter 111
The Hand of the Azure Sky, unable to reflect everything, scattered a path of light composed of Ghost Energy Cannon beams, shooting towards the Azure Dragon in the sky.
"Thousand Hands Bright-Sky Purging Cannon!"
Faced with the relentless, overwhelming attacks, Kaido's Azure Dragon suddenly shrank to a tiny point.
The next moment, the Great Dragon curled up into a ball and spun around like a top, drawing in the surrounding air to create several towering tornadoes.
The scene, resembling a natural Calamity, did not end there. The azure Great Dragon suddenly stopped spinning and let out a terrifying roar. Sharp wind blades, capable of splitting gold and jade, roared out from its mouth and merged into the tornado around its body, greatly increasing its destructive power and strength.
"Dragon Twister!"
A massive tornado, Ghost Energy Cannon towards the incoming psionic cannon, which resembled a meteor!
Under the collision of these two unstoppable forces, the first thing to be hit was the Seawater that had been drawn in from below by the tornado, which was directly scattered and cut into a thin mist.
Following closely behind was the thick, dark cloud in the sky, which was drawn by the Azure Dragon's manipulation abilities. This unprecedented and terrifying impact blasted the cloud into nothingness.
The sky cleared up instantly.
However, the tornadoes and hurricanes that Kaido unleashed were not able to block all the Ghost Energy Cannon as he had hoped.
Many of the Ghost Energy Cannon beams that directly crashed through the tornadoes or leaked through the gaps in the tornadoes, swaying their dazzling blue tails, slammed into Azure Dragon hundreds-of-meters-long dragon body of Kaido!
The Ghost Energy Cannon exploded on Kaido's body, creating bursts of blue light. Scales and blood splattered everywhere. The enormous impact caused his colossal Great Dragon body, which blotted out the sky, to plummet, with blood continuously spilling from his mouth and nose.
Hold head high--!
The agonizing Kaido was enraged to the point of madness; this inexplicable energy had somehow managed to penetrate his prized physical defenses!
"Thousand Hands Bright-Sky Purging Cannon!"
Adrian showed no mercy, once again activating the towering Thousand-Armed Giant Buddha at full power. Suddenly, millions of eerie blue stars lit up the sky, almost obscuring the radiant sun above, all of them the light from the Ghost Energy Cannon.
The dazzling, almost pure blue beam of light, like a torrential downpour, Azure Dragon against Kaido's body, creating large swathes of light fragments.
Kaido's azure Dragon Scales, whose hardness was almost unmatched in the world, began to crack under the Ghost Energy Cannon. The azure energy seeped into his muscles and bone marrow from the gaps and cracks in the broken scales, causing secondary damage.
The terrifying, hundred-meter-long Great Dragon, like a rapidly falling meteor, plummeted towards the sea below.
"Thousand Hands Bright-Sky Purging Cannon!"
The next Ghost Energy bombardment is imminent.
Kaido only had time to let out a furious roar of defiance before being blasted back into the sea.
Accompanied by a tremendous roar and a violent shockwave comparable to a Category 12 typhoon, towering white waves, hundreds of meters high, suddenly surged into the Sea Area.
The mere aftershocks of the battle caused the surging waterfall in Wano Country in the distance to almost flow backwards!
The rolling waves spread out into the distance, and as time passed, the dragon that blotted out the sky never soared back into the heavens.
Adrian was not surprised that he had not received any notification about killing Kaido.
If the Mythical Zoan: Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon could be defeated so easily, it would be perplexing and puzzling that Kaido of the Beasts, who would become the Emperor of the Sea, could be killed so easily.
However, the notification message on the panel arrived as expected.
[A-Rank Random Quest [Dragon of Onigashima] has been completed. You have gained 1 billion experience points.]
[You receive a reward: Two enemy skills or Specialty will be randomly selected]
[Note: Due to the significant difference in size and abilities between the host and Kaido of the Beasts, the effects of some extractable skills have been automatically adjusted.]
[Random selection in progress... Selection complete]
Please choose two of the following five abilities as a reward:
[1: [Mid-Level Toughness] - Specialty: Converts additional Stamina into Health and Vitality at a ratio of 1:30, and also increases Physical Resistance and Energy Resistance by 25%]
[2: Dragon Power - Skill: Enhances physical attributes and cell strength, temporarily increasing strength attribute by 500]
[3: [Rapid Healing] - Skill: Under normal conditions, HP recovery rate +500%. When actively used, recovery rate +1000%~1500%]
[4: [Thunder Bagua] - Skill: Draws lightning from the sky to attack the opponent at extremely high speed. Note: Only applicable to staff-type weapons]
[5: [Drunkard] - Skill: Passive, your powerful physique makes you immune to alcohol intoxication, but excessive drinking will still cause you to experience temporary confusion.]
[207. Urgent Notice]
The power went out halfway through writing, and I don't know when it will come back on. If I don't update before 11:30, there will only be 4 chapters today.
[Chapter 195 The Surprise Brought by the Max-Level Six Powers]
During this period, Adrian has fought three Sea Emperors in succession, both future and present, but he has not been able to obtain the [Conqueror's Haki] that he has been looking forward to.
Even in the precious two-out-of-five opportunity obtained from the young Kaido, there was no Conqueror's Haki option.
Adrian wondered if the only time he could learn Conqueror's Haki from Red-Haired Shanks was after he had fully grown up.
But after thinking about it carefully...
He actually thought that was quite good.
After all, based on the intelligence analysis of countless One Piece fans from the previous life, this was based on the combat power theory.
After much analysis, everyone concluded that Shanks' most powerful abilities are [Conqueror's Haki] and [Swordplay].
Even Shanks' Conqueror's Haki might be the most powerful among the Four Emperors!
Among many fans, there was even a rumor that Shanks' Conqueror's Haki had a very special and unique name—"The Conqueror's Domain"...
If Adrian were to actually obtain Shanks' top-tier Conqueror's Haki from him in the future, he definitely wouldn't consider himself to have lost out.
As for the self- Awakening of Conqueror's Haki...
Given Adrian's personality, it's probably highly unlikely he'll ever get one.
However, it's still possible to traverse battlefields from the comfort of one's bed...
Cough cough.
Let's get back to the main topic.
In this precious opportunity to choose two out of five.
First, we can rule out [Thunder Bagua] and [Drunkard].
The iron rod that Adrian had trained for a thousand days was not meant to be used to smash people.
As for the [Drunkard]...
Didn't you know he never smokes and only drinks in moderation?
As for the first three options, Adrian pondered for a moment before making his choice.
You have gained the Specialty: [Mid-Level Toughness]!
[You have gained the skill: Dragon Power!]
A tingling sensation in my waist, a slight ache in my knees, a slight twitch...
"Call--"
Adrian let out a long sigh, looking at the two new abilities that had appeared on the panel, and was filled with emotion.
[Low-Level Toughness] was Specialty he accidentally acquired from the Muscle Boy Dawson several years ago, when he had just escaped from the World Government. It was also his first Specialty.
This Specialty is neither useful nor useless, since Adrian has always been the type to finish battles quickly and avoid unnecessary chatter, never waiting until he needs Stamina to be effective.
But the power of this Specialty is undeniable!
This upgrade to [Mid-Level Toughness] not only doubled the conversion rate between Stamina, health, and stamina, but also added 25% more resistance, resulting in remarkable effects.
As for why Kaido only had [Mid-Level Toughness] stat displayed, instead of [Advanced] or [Top-Tier], that's a different story.
This is naturally because Kaido has not yet grown to that level.
If it's Kaido, who's at the level of one of the Four Emperors, then Adrian believes he should at least be able to get [High-Level Toughness].
Well, if you're really lucky enough.
Between Dragon Power and [Rapid Healing].
Adrian didn't hesitate for long.
Before acquiring the [Peerless Strength] top-tier Specialty, Adrian might have chosen Dragon Power to strengthen his relatively weak Strength attribute.
But now...
Adrian still chose Dragon Power!
As everyone knows, although he prefers passive skills.
But Adrian's primary profession has always been [Swordsman]!
He acquired the [Peerless Strength] Specialty, which, while pushing Adrian's Strength attribute to a top level, wasn't exceptional.
If you then receive the blessing of Dragon Power, your power level will definitely exceed 1000 points!
Even with the bonus from [Heavy Strike Specialization], Adrian's maximum strength at this moment exceeded his already maximum Intelligence attribute by dozens of points!
As a Swordsman, I finally have something I can be proud of!
In addition to the two Specialty and abilities he gained, Adrian also received 1 billion experience points.
Opening the skill panel, Adrian finally saw the [Six Powers] skill that he had neglected for a long time in the corner.
Since acquiring the max-level Ghost Body ability, most of Six Powers's abilities have been relegated to the sidelines, only being used a few times on extremely rare occasions.
With the path to upgrade seemingly endless, Adrian, after a brief moment of contemplation, decided to invest experience points to raise all six abilities, except for [Shave] which was already maxed out, to the maximum level!
Using experience points to upgrade a skill to the maximum level will also grant you a reward of 2 Skill Point.
Adrian now directly gained 12 extremely valuable Skill Point, bringing his total Skill Point to 26.
However, the surprises brought by upgrading the Six Powers to the maximum level are not limited to the reward of Skill Point.
The panel notifications are being flooded with messages.
[Tekkai detected has been upgraded to the maximum level!]
[You have gained the Armament Haki trait: Hard as Iron!]
[Kami-e skill has been upgraded to the maximum level!]
[You have gained the Observation Haki ability: Airflow Perception!]
[Shigan detected to be upgraded to maximum level!]
You have mastered the skill [Flying Finger Pistol]!
[Detected that all Six Powers have been upgraded to the maximum level!]
You have mastered the skill [Rokushiki Ogi: Rokuogan]!
[Life Return has been upgraded to maximum level!]
You have mastered the skill [Disguise]!
Adrian opened the ability descriptions one by one.
[[Hard as Iron]: Through rigorous physical training and skill development, when using Armament Haki, you gain a hardness boost comparable to steel, making Armament Haki defense impenetrable even to bullets and swords.]
[[Airflow Perception]: When using Observation Haki, you can keenly perceive changes in airflow generated by your opponent's movements.]
[Flying Finger Pistol: An ability acquired only by honing Shigan skills to the highest level. It allows one to concentrate all their power in their fingers and launch a powerful air projectile from between them, capable of attacking distant enemies.]
[[Rokushiki Ogi - Rokuogan]: The highest profound technique that only those who have mastered Six Powers and cultivated them to their ultimate level can comprehend. It involves clenching both fists and unleashing an attack resembling a shockwave.]
[Disguise: Under the effect of Life Return, one can freely control any part of the body. By manipulating the body's muscles and bones, one can change their original appearance, height, body shape, etc. The degree of expansion/shrinkage of body shape cannot exceed one-third of the original, and the degree of lengthening/shortening of height cannot exceed one-third of the original.]
These ability rewards were entirely within Adrian's expectations, but upon closer examination, they made some sense.
Among the Six Powers, two abilities are particularly unique: [Tekkai] and [Kami-e].
As early as when the concept of Haki was first introduced, many people speculated that [Tekkai] and [Kami-e] were the prototypes of the Six Powers, or even the Navy and World Government's version of the Six Powers.
Adrian strongly agreed with this statement. Just as Wano Country uses "Ryuo" as the exclusive name for Armament Haki, other places might indeed have different names for Two-Color Haki.
The two features recognized by the panel undoubtedly confirm this conjecture.
However, the skill descriptions for these two characteristics are completely identical to those for Tekkai and Kami-e, offering absolutely no originality.
Adrian couldn't help but mutter a few complaints to himself.
The skill [Flying Finger Pistol Shigan] is obtained by upgrading [Finger Gun] to the maximum level.